Predators intersect: dingoes, wedgies, and humans

Sabine Both; C E Timothy Paine

doi:10.1002/fee.2167

Predators intersect: dingoes, wedgies, and humans

Sabine Both, C E Timothy Paine

School of Environmental & Rural Science

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This photo shows two wedge-tailed eagles (Aquila audax) feasting on a freshly killed dingo (Canis lupus dingo) in the Australian outback. Dingoes have been Australia's largest terrestrial predator since their arrival 3000-4000 years ago and since the thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) went extinct on mainland Australia around 2000 years ago. Today, humans persecute dingoes: more than 5600 km of exclusion fence runs through Australia to keep dingoes out of farmland. And even on the other side of the "dog fence", dingoes are shot or poisoned if they are likely to impact livestock.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-82
Journal	Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Volume	18
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2167
Publication status	Published - 2 Mar 2020

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Predators intersect: dingoes, wedgies, and humans

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